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| Career | |
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| Ordered: | 1997 |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 29 September 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 7 April 2003 |
| Fate: | |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 31,500 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 196.5 metres |
| Beam: | 28.25 metres |
| Draught: | 9.97 metres |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 80 RFA and 22 RN |
| Propulsion: | |
| Range: | |
| Armament: | Two Phalanx CIWS
Two 30mm BMARC guns |
| Aviation: | 1 spot for a Merlin |
RFA Wave Knight is a fast fleet tanker in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The primary role of Wave Knight and its sister ship Wave Ruler is fueling support of British naval task forces around the world. It is part of a two ship class commissioned to replace RFA Olna and RFA Olwen.
| Wave Knight-class tanker |
| Wave Knight | Wave Ruler |
| List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary |